Unemployment with basic education, male in Euro area
Euro area: Unemployment with basic education, male was 11.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, male in Euro area, 1993–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education, male in Euro area stood at 11.4%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Euro area peaked at 23.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2024.
Euro area ranks 4th of 20 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13.5% | — |
| 1994 | 15.2% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +38.4% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 13.2% | 15.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 12.8% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 13.8% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 11.4% | 13.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 South Africa 36.7% compare
- 2 Slovakia 34.6% compare
- 3 Palestine, State of 33.7% compare
- 4 Botswana 26.0% compare
- 5 Sweden 23.2% compare
- 6 Namibia 20.8% compare
- 7 North Macedonia 20.0% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Euro area?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Euro area was 11.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Euro area ranks 4th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).